2 fast-food restaurants hit by armed robbers

On Sunday night, two men with silver handguns ordered five employees of Panda Express at 1165 E. Dundee Rd. into a walk-in freezer and forced the restaurant manager to remove more than $1,000 from a safe, police Cmdr. Sam Maki said. Both gunmen, described as thin, wore black clothing, masks and dark sunglasses, police said. There were no injuries and the manager called 911 after the robbery, Maki said.

On Monday, a gunman demanded money from an employee after ordering food at Arby's restaurant at 139 Northwest Highway, Maki said.

The man wore a baseball cap, blue jogging pants and a jacket over a gray shirt and a T-shirt. He escaped with less than $1,000, Maki said.